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Re: "ded" versus "dead" reckoning
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Dec 8, 22:51 -0500
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Dec 8, 22:51 -0500
It tells us that the first reference to "ded" reckoning was in the 1930s while it was always "dead" reckoning before then. The differentiation between dead reckoning and an estimated position, accounting for set and leeway, might be of use in teaching navigation. Fred On Dec 8, 2004, at 10:39 PM, Alexandre Eremenko wrote: > OK, it is "well researched", > but what does it tell us which we did not know? > Alex. > > On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Frank Reed wrote: > >> This account strikes me as well-researched: >> _http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdeadreckoning.html_ >> (http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdeadreckoning.html) >> >> Frank R >> [ ] Mystic, Connecticut >> [X] Chicago, Illinois >> >
